English 2 - This Week


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Week of January 24, 2011 - First Day of Spring Semester!!

Monday, January 24
  • First semester grade sheets
  • Binder clean-out
  • The Wonderful World of Pronouns!
    • Nouns, Pronouns, and Antecedents
    • Subjective pronouns for subjects in sentences/Objective pronouns for objects in sentences
    • Deciding which pronoun to use
      • In compound structures that may cause confusion:
        • She and I laughed at him and her.
    • Homework - Pronoun and Antecedent worksheetexternal image msword.png Pronoun and Antecendent worksheet.jan11.doc
      • Front - Use classnotes to fill out p. 1 (or consult any online source for Pronouns and Antecedents)
      • Back - Testing each pronoun separately, decide if a pronoun is incorrect. If so, cross it out and write the correct one above it.
Tuesday, January 25
  • Pronoun Review
    • Pronoun and Antecedent worksheet
      • Front - correct [transparency]
      • Back top - correct
      • Back bottom - double-check and turn in
  • Homework - For each of the listed Compound Word Groups, write 1 sentence that uses the phrases correctly.external image msword.png Using Subj and Obj Pronouns Correctly.jan11.doc
Wednesday, January 26
  • Reading Minutes and Journaling
  • ACT review book - highlight the Subjective, Objective, and Possessive pronouns on p. 58
  • Review Pronouns for Friday's quiz - Using Subjective and Objective Pronouns Correctly
  • Homework -
    • Study classnotes, ACT Review book pages, and homework worksheets for Friday's quiz
    • From any magazine or newspaper, copy sentences that use 5 subjective pronouns and 5 Objective Pronouns. You may have more than one pronoun in a sentence, but you still should end up with 5 and 5.
Thursday, January 27
Friday, January 28
  • Pronoun quiz - Using Subjective and Objective Pronouns Correctly
  • Reading Minutes and Journaling
  • Indefinite Pronouns - singular and plural